Picture of wise Oriental Shorthair
He has the distinct appearance of a wise man in his late fifties or sixties. I am stereotyping and I apoloogise. He has probably taken early retirement having been the managing director or chairman of...
View ArticleOriental cat satisfies CFA breed standard for leg length
Cats of the Oriental breed (shorthair and longhair) are good photographic subjects because they have interesting bodies. That’s not a good reason to breed them with exceptional long legs, huge ears and...
View ArticleLithe, svelte and impressive red coated Oriental Shorthair
This is an excellent cat picture because it shows off the Oriental Shorthair’s lithe and svelte body conformation which the breeders so prize and which is embedded in the CFA breed standard. His coat...
View ArticleWhy do Oriental Shorthairs honk?
Oriental Shorthairs honk because it is a slight strange version of the feline meow. Let's call it a meow-honk. All cats have their own version of this classic cat sound.
View ArticleWhy do Oriental Shorthairs have big ears?
Why do Oriental Shorthairs have big ears? Because the breed standard says that they have to have big ears if they are to win competitions at cat shows.
View ArticleBlack tortoiseshell-and-white Oriental Shorthair being photographed
I’ve decided that this cat is a black tortoiseshell-and-white because there’s a very small amount of white in the coat. Perhaps we could just say that this interesting looking Oriental Shorthair is a...
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